Singletary's remarkable shot beats Duke in overtime

Singletary overcame a poor shooting performance by nailing an
acrobatic floater with one second remaining in overtime as
Virginia ended a long losing skid against No. 10 Duke with a
68-66 victory.

J.R. Reynolds scored 25 points and Singletary added 17 for the
Cavaliers, who snapped a nine-game losing streak against the
Blue Devils, notching their first win in the series since
February 28, 2002.

"It was like, finally. We finally beat them," Reynolds said.
"They are a very good team, and I was so pumped when Sean made
that shot. It feels really good to beat a great Duke team."

With the game tied, 66-66, Blue Devils freshman guard Jon
Scheyer picked up his dribble deep in the left corner and had to
force a shot that careened off the side of the backboard.

On the ensuing possession, Singletary took advantage, splitting
two defenders and lofting in the go-ahead shot while falling to
the floor along the right baseline.

"It was either going to be one of the two (Reynolds or
Singletary)," Cavaliers coach Dave Leitao said. "(Assistant
coach) Rob Lanier and I talked briefly about it, and we were
going to win or lose with one of those two, and we chose Sean.
He's a big-time player, especially in those situations."

Duke guard DeMarcus Nelson could not believe the shot went in.

"It was a crazy, tough shot," Nelson said. "We couldn't have
made him take a tougher shot. He threw up a shot out of
desperation over two defenders and it went in." Virginia
finished the game on a 17-7 run - bridging regulation and the
extra period - capped by Singletary's remarkable runner.

"We definitely want to be mature about the situation,"
Singletary said. "Duke's a good team, and we beat them, but
we're looking towards the future. It was great to get a win,
but we expected a win. We'll get some rest and come out with a
lot of energy against Miami (Saturday)."

The Blue Devils had one last chance to pull off yet another
dramatic win. However, after catching a baseball pass from Josh
McRoberts on the left wing, Greg Paulus missed a wide-open
3-pointer as time expired.

"There were three guys down there so I was looking to throw it
down to them," McRoberts said. "Greg was open."

Singletary was 6-of-17 from the field. Reynolds shot 7-of-15
and 10-of-11 from the free-throw line.

"It was a heck of a game. Their free-throw shooting at the end
of regulation, to get up and make clutch free throws like that,
was big," Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski. "Their two guards
are sensational. We had some shots, including the one at the
end of regulation that were great shots. We just didn't knock
them down.

"Greg had one in overtime, and at the end of regulation. They
just executed so well. That's what close games come down to. I
think that both teams played their hearts out. It's a great win
for them and a really tough loss for us. That's the way it is
in the ACC."